Dr. Ye Hu

Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

Phone: 540-251-9897

Email: yehu@miami.edu

Office: 1251 Memorial Drive, McArthur Engineering Building MEB285

Google Scholar Profile


Dr. Ye Hu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at University of Miami. Dr. Hu received her doctorate degree in Bradley Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 2021. During her Ph. D. study, she worked in the NetSciWiS research group at Wireless@Virginia Tech, under the supervision of Prof. Walid Saad. She was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, and then in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the North Carolina State University, under the supervision of Prof. Huaiyu Dai.

Research Interest:

  • Distributed artificial intelligence (AI) and applications,
  • Multi-agent reinforcement learning for autonomous control,
  • Distributed/Federated learning in wireless network,
  • Digital inclusion with integrated space air ground networks,
  • Cyber physical human systems.
  • Semantic communications.
  • Joint communication, sensing and security.


Openings:

Dr. Hu is aways looking for self-motivated, dedicated Ph.D. students. If you are interested in exploring research on distributed machine learning, autonomous control, drone networks, cube satellite communication, and cybersecurity with me, please send your CVs, transcripts, representative publications, GRE and TOEFL scores to Dr. Ye Hu's email (yehu AT miami DOT edu), please also specify your key research interests and academic credentials.


Recent News

Aug. 2025 Mr. Jiahao Wang joins our group as a PhD student.
Mar. 2025 Our paper titled "Inverse-Reinforcement Learning for Intention-driven Drone Trajectory Design in Digital Twin Networks" wins the 2025 INFOCOM student travel grant!
Feb. 2025 Our paper titled "Continual Reinforcement Learning for Digital Twin Synchronization Optimization" is accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
Dec. 2024 Dr. Hu was appointed as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking.
Dec. 2024 Our paper titled "Passive inter-satellite localization accuracy optimization in low earth orbit satellite networks" is accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication.
Aug. 2023 Dr. Hu joined the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at University of Miami.